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Day Care Center & School Renovation

Renovate day care centres & schools and experience the transformation of the centre and enjoy watching the children’s faces light up as they enter their new classroom.

Use your creative skills to assist in creating bright and
cheerful learning spaces in village day care centres and schools.

Day care centres and schools provide valuable services in the
local community and manage to run on minimal resources. However at the end of
the year there is little money left to maintain the buildings themselves and
monsoon rain makes regular maintenance and renovation work an ever more
pressing need.

Classrooms and play areas should aid and encourage learning and
this is exactly what iSpiice aims to achieve. Spaces are first cleared, flaking
paint is brushed from the walls and holes in the walls are repaired. After a
few coats of white paint the classroom is already transformed into a clean
bright space for students and teachers – next come the bright colours and
decorative child friendly designs. Once all is complete watch the children’s
faces light up as they enter their new classrooms.

Suitable for

Singles

Couples

Families

Groups

50+

Typical day

Volunteers typically work from Monday to Friday for a total of four to five hours per day, on two to three different placements.Volunteers work two hours in the morning at one placement and two hours after lunch at another placement. You will have time for taking breaks in between for lunch, chai and lesson preparation at the iSpiice volunteer house.

DAILY SCHEDULE

During the week your days at iSpiice will for the most parts, follow this schedule

7:30am - Wake up and enjoy a chai.

7:45am - Yoga class (60 minutes)

9:00am - Breakfast and work preparation.

10:30am - Program 1 (2 hours).

12:45pm - Break for lunch and work preparation.

2:00pm - Program 2 (2 hours).

4:30pm - Afternoon chai and work preparation.

7:00pm - Dinner.

7:30pm - Relax, go shopping, prepare for tomorrow's Programs.

iSpiice volunteers will have weekends free and time available to participate in Add On Tours.

Details on Arrival

If you are flying to Dharamsala you can arrive any day of the week, we’re flexible. We have however found it’s easier for our volunteers and community if you arrive on the weekend and start work on a Monday.

For all volunteers being collected in Delhi, they must arrive on the designated Sunday start dates. Here they will be met at the airport and travel by overnight bus or train to Dharamsala, with an iSpiice staff member.

Program Requirements

In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.
Of course, there is an exception for children that are accompanied by their parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak
English
(intermediate level)

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Proficiency in English is required and volunteers should be patient, compassionate, committed and willing to learn.

We are looking for people who are outgoing and friendly with a good sense of fun and who will be able to fully immerse themselves into daily life in the various work areas and the community. It is important that you are able to work off your own initiative when required. An enthusiastic and positive attitude for all volunteers is a must.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Free-time activities

Weekends and evenings are at your disposal to explore the local area and
pursue personal hobbies. There are many activities to enjoy in the area
such as yoga, meditation, temple visits and shopping. The original
program offers four Add On Tours at the weekend as an additional extra,
visiting the Jaipur & Taj Mahal in Agra, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, adventure
trip to Manali and trekking in the Himalayan mountains.

If you are continuing travel in India after your placement ends iSpiice can assist with onward travel, offering advice
for itineraries and travel bookings.

Water Sports

Climbing

Hiking

Museum/Opera

Yoga/Meditation

Contact & Reservation

$281

/week

$281

/week

2 - 12

weeks

2 - 12

weeks

16+

age

16+

age

Airport Pickup

Housing

Food

Internet

Jan

Feb

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Use of iSpiice computer and internet for work preparation and leisure. (Wi-Fi)

Material
required for volunteer work such as teacher’s workbooks, pens, paper
and children’s stories – you may wish to bring educational supplies from
your home country.

Assistance with booking a return trip to
Delhi, if you are not doing the Taj Mahal tour or Jaipur tour which
includes drop off in Delhi airport.

Certificate of service as a reference for your future volunteer programs.

Friendship from the wonderful iSpiice team, fellow volunteers and the local community.

24 hour support from the iSpiice team for all kinds of enquiries, questions and onward travel plans.

And
most importantly – a donation to the community for educational
supplies, basic food supplies, school renovation supplies and help
iSpiice sponsor local children to get an education

Airport Pickup at Gaggal Airport

There are generally three flights per day from Delhi to Dharamsala. The
iSpiice house is only 30 minutes from the airport and one of our staff
members will pick you up and drop you off. You will need to book the
flight at your own expense and inform us of your flight details.

We will provide a $50 discount to those that choose to fly directly to Dharamsala.

Accommodation

We provide accommodation at the iSpiice
volunteer house, a large house in rural Dharamsala, with separate male
and female bedrooms and bathrooms. The house is comfortable and the
location is beautiful with access to all local amenities. Accommodation
is very communal – food is eaten together and bathrooms and living
spaces are shared. The number of people you will share with depends
entirely on the number of volunteers we have in the house, but the
maximum number of people in a room is 4. And in case you were wondering
we have western toilets and hot water.

We do have wifi at the
iSpiice Volunteer House. You can prepare for your lessons or stay in touch with your
friends and family back home.

As
with most Indian homes, there is no washing machine at the iSpiice
house. You will have to get used to the Indian way of washing your
clothes by hand and drying when the sun is out.

Dorm Room
Guesthouse

Food & Beverages

Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared freshly and hygienically
by iSpiice’s talented Indian chefs. Filtered purified water is also
supplied at the volunteer house. We have fabulous cook that make
authentic home style Indian food for breakfast, lunch and dinner every
day (all of which are included in your Placement Fees). We mainly serve
vegetarian food (dhal, lentils, vegetable curries, eggs, rice, and
Indian breads) but can cater to any dietary requirements if you give us
some warning. Our volunteers miss the iSpiice food when they’re back in
their home countries.

Internet Access

Limited access at the project site

What's NOT included?

Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.

You can volunteer at the project site in Dharamsala/India between 2 weeks and 12 weeks.
Please note that the above shown program fees are estimated and subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
iSpiice
will let you know about the final price during your application process.

Deposit (15%)

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment (85%)

Your final payment will be agreed with iSpiice during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.